Kidde 440374 user manual

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For models: 0915, 440374
Smoke and Fire Alarm
User’s Guide
9 Volt Battery Operated Smoke Alarm
Thank you for purchasing this smoke and fire alarm. It is an
important part of your family’s home safety plan. You can trust
this product to provide the highest quality safety protection. We
know you expect nothing less when the lives of your family are
at stake.
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This product is designed to detect products of combustion using the ionization tech- • For mobile home installation, select locations carefully to avoid thermal barriers that nique. It contains 0.9 microcurie of Americium 241, a radioactive material. Distributed may form at the ceiling. For more details, see MOBILE HOME INSTALLATION under U.S. NRC License No. 32-23858-01E. Manufactured in compliance with U.S. below. NRC safety criteria in 10 CFR 32.27. The purchaser is exempt from any regu

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WARNING: TEST YOUR SMOKE ALARM OPERATION AFTER R.V. OR MOBILE 3. After selecting the proper smoke alarm location as described in Section 1, attach HOME VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN STORAGE, BEFORE EACH TRIP AND AT LEAST the mounting plate to the ceiling as shown in Figure 1. For wall mounting see ONCE A WEEK DURING USE. Figure 2. Place mounting plate on the wall. Be sure the “UP FOR WALL MOUNT- ING “ text and arrow are facing up. Use the screws and anchors provided to 2. LOCATIONS TO AVOID secure the

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5. NUISANCE ALARMS 7. LIMITATIONS OF SMOKE ALARMS Smoke alarms are designed to minimize nuisance alarms. Cigarette smoke will not WARNING: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND THOROUGHLY normally set off the alarm, unless the smoke is blown directly into the alarm. •NFPA 72 states: Life safety from fire in residential occupancies is based primarily Combustion particles from cooking may set off the alarm if the alarm is located close on early notification to occupants of the need to escape, followed by the

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• Familiarize everyone with the sound of the smoke alarm and train them to leave Smoke Detection - Are More Smoke Alarms Desirable? The required number of your home when they hear it. smoke alarms might not provide reliable early warning protection for those areas sep- arated by a door from the areas protected by the required smoke alarms. For this •Practice a fire drill at least every six months. Practice allows you to test your plan reason, it is recommended that the householder consider th

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FIVE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY KIDDE Safety warrants to the original purchaser that the enclosed smoke alarm (but not the battery) will be free from defects in material and workman- ship or design under normal use and service for a period of five years from the date of purchase. The obligation of KIDDE Safety under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing the smoke alarm or any part which we find to be defective in material, workmanship or design, free of charge to the cus- tomer, upon se